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Barack Obama: “An America that taps what Lincoln called on the eve of civil war,our “bonds of affection.” An America that taps what he…”

On the recordAugust 18, 2024
An America that taps what Lincoln called on the eve of civil war,our “bonds of affection.” An America that taps what he called “the better angels of our nature.”
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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time.com

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Barack Obama quoting Abraham Lincoln at the 2024 DNC.

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